No Entry: Which countries are restricting entry of Chinese flyers as Beijing lifts COVID curbs?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoAs China reopens its borders for outbound travel, the international community has expressed concerns about the COVID surge in the Asian country. India and Japan have made it compulsory for flyers to produce coronavirus negative tests, while Malaysia has set up additional tracking and surveillance me
The Real Picture: Why China’s official COVID death count doesn’t stack up
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoCrematoriums across China are reporting a surge in the number of bodies and hospitals are overwhelmed with patients being rolled in every minute. Yet the official death count owing to COVID-19 remains at seven since restrictions were lifted earlier this month. What’s going on in the dragon’s lair?
Back to 2020: 26 million lives on hold as Shanghai expands COVID-19 lockdown
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe lockdown in Shanghai, being done in two phases over eight days to enable testing of its entire population, has shaken global markets worried about the possible economic impact